Fuzzy data envelopment analysis (DEA): Model and ranking method

  • Authors:

  • Meilin Wen;Huaishu Li

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of System Engineering of Engineering Technology, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, 100083, China;Department of Computer Technology and Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a very effective method to evaluate the relative efficiency of decision-making units (DMUs). Since the data of production processes cannot be precisely measured in some cases, the uncertain theory has played an important role in DEA. This paper attempts to extend the traditional DEA models to a fuzzy framework, thus producing a fuzzy DEA model based on credibility measure. Following is a method of ranking all the DMUs. In order to solve the fuzzy model, we have designed the hybrid algorithm combined with fuzzy simulation and genetic algorithm. When the inputs and outputs are all trapezoidal or triangular fuzzy variables, the model can be transformed to linear programming. Finally, a numerical example is presented to illustrate the fuzzy DEA model and the method of ranking all the DMUs.